There’s more than one story for any good headline

Published: Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012 5:00 a.m. CDT

Sometimes, it’s hard to figure out from a headline what a story is really about.

I have limited time in deciding what I want to read, so I need the headlines to help guide me. It’s disappointing to read a headlin e like “How to make it rich,” and then find out it’s a recipe for banana pudding.

I’ve started taking a different approach to reading the headlines. By expecting the worst, the story is a little less likely to disappoint me when it turns out to be more legit than I had imagined.

For instance, I’m glancing at recent headlines and surmising from there: